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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://news.discovery.com/" target="_blank">Discovery News - Top Stories</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Lead daily science news stories from Discovery News</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/snowmageddon-brings-icicles-of-doom.html" title="Snowmageddon churns along here in the Washington, DC metro area, preparing to bring us a possible 6-16 inches more of the white stuff (Snowverdose!) today and tomorrow. And as we prepare to break some snowiest winter records (just 10 inches ......" target="_blank">Snowmageddon Brings Icicles of Doom</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:16:22 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Snowmageddon churns along here in the Washington, DC metro area, preparing to bring us a possible 6-16 inches more of the white stuff (Snowverdose!) today and tomorrow. And as we prepare to break some snowiest winter records (just 10 inches ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/nuclear-sustainable-survival.html" title="Does human civilization need nuclear energy if it\'s to survive the next century? Michael Reilly chats with nuclear scientist Hae-Yong Jeong to find out...." target="_blank">IM Interview: Nuclear Energy and the Future of Humanity</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Does human civilization need nuclear energy if it\'s to survive the next century? Michael Reilly chats with nuclear scientist Hae-Yong Jeong to find out.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/human/haiti-health-crisis-earthquake.html" title="Nearly a month after the quake, Haiti\'s people -- particularly children -- are vulnerable to malnutrition and severe illness...." target="_blank">Haiti Facing New Phase of Health Crisis</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:50:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Nearly a month after the quake, Haiti\'s people -- particularly children -- are vulnerable to malnutrition and severe illness.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/for-the-big-storm-no-certain-terms.html" title="Meteorologists would like nothing better than to be able to tell you in no uncertain terms about the causes and effects of major weather events, but the truth is, day in and day out, the system they are trying to ......" target="_blank">For the Big Storm, No Certain Terms</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Meteorologists would like nothing better than to be able to tell you in no uncertain terms about the causes and effects of major weather events, but the truth is, day in and day out, the system they are trying to ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/dinosaurs/thousands-of-dinosaur-tracks-discovered-in-china.html" title="Over 3,000 dinosaur tracks have been discovered in a gully at Zhucheng, China, according to a recent AFP report. I haven\'t seen any journal studies yet on this find, but it certainly sounds like one of the largest collections of ......" target="_blank">Thousands of Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in China</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:27:58 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Over 3,000 dinosaur tracks have been discovered in a gully at Zhucheng, China, according to a recent AFP report. I haven\'t seen any journal studies yet on this find, but it certainly sounds like one of the largest collections of ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/winter-snowstorm-mid-atlantic.html" title="Powerful winds and heavy snow are expected to hit the eastern U.S. by this evening...." target="_blank">Mid-Atlantic Bracing for Another Major Storm</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:46:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Powerful winds and heavy snow are expected to hit the eastern U.S. by this evening.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/antibiotics-inhibit-plant-growth.html" title="A common antibiotic that can be found in wastewater reduces the ability of plant leaves to capture sunlight...." target="_blank">Antibiotics Inhibit Plant Growth</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:23:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('A common antibiotic that can be found in wastewater reduces the ability of plant leaves to capture sunlight.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-commercial-space-race.html" title="Astronauts may be hitching rides on commercial spaceships by 2014...." target="_blank">NASA Launches Private Firms into Space Race</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Astronauts may be hitching rides on commercial spaceships by 2014.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/space/water-ice-confirmed-on-saturns-moon-enceladus.html" title="Enceladus\' icy plumes glow as the small moon passes in front of the sun from Cassini\'s point of view in 2007 (NASA) Saturn\'s moon Enceladus contains a large body of water under its surface, new research has confirmed. This has ......" target="_blank">Evidence of Liquid Water on Saturn\'s Moon Enceladus</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:50:12 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Enceladus\' icy plumes glow as the small moon passes in front of the sun from Cassini\'s point of view in 2007 (NASA) Saturn\'s moon Enceladus contains a large body of water under its surface, new research has confirmed. This has ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/afghan-avalanches-hundreds-stranded.html" title="Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan\'s capital, killing at least 28 people and leaving hundreds more stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads...." target="_blank">Afghan Avalanches Kill 28, Strand Hundreds</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan\'s capital, killing at least 28 people and leaving hundreds more stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/tech/sex-robot-initially-health-aid.html" title="Thanks to Medicare, which wouldn?t reimburse for the cost of a help-mate robot, Roxxxy the robot is now seeking employment in the adult entertainment business...." target="_blank">Sex Robot Initially Designed as a Health Aid</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:23:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Thanks to Medicare, which wouldn?t reimburse for the cost of a help-mate robot, Roxxxy the robot is now seeking employment in the adult entertainment business.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/animals/earliest-bull-beef-fossil.html" title="A new fossil skull of a bull confirms that beef has been &quot;what\'s for dinner&quot; since the dawn of humans...." target="_blank">Steak Dinners Go Back 2.5 Million Years</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:05:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('A new fossil skull of a bull confirms that beef has been \"what\'s for dinner\" since the dawn of humans.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/human/botox-negative-emotions.html" title="Are emotions only skin deep?..." target="_blank">Botox May Delay Anger, Sadness</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Are emotions only skin deep?');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/human/celebrity-deaths-homicidal-and-accidental.html" title="Everybody dies, but even after celebrities shuffle off this mortal coil their deaths get the Hollywood gloss. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, didn?t die of a drug overdose; he was killed. This morning, one of Jackson?s physicians, Dr. Conrad ......" target="_blank">Celebrity Deaths: Homicidal and Accidental</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:02:25 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Everybody dies, but even after celebrities shuffle off this mortal coil their deaths get the Hollywood gloss. The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, didn?t die of a drug overdose; he was killed. This morning, one of Jackson?s physicians, Dr. Conrad ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/tech/computer-chip-cyber-security-hacking.html" title="A hacking specialist reveals a weakness that can force heavily secured computers to spill their secrets...." target="_blank">Digital \'Fort Knox\' Hacked</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:05:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('A hacking specialist reveals a weakness that can force heavily secured computers to spill their secrets.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/when-earth-swallows-a-continent.html" title="Earth can do strange things to continents. Like eat them, for example. Previously, the planet\'s hot interior was only known to have an appetite for ocean crust, consuming it in subduction zones around the world. Continental crust was thought to ......" target="_blank">When Earth Swallows a Continent</a><br />');
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document.write('Earth can do strange things to continents. Like eat them, for example. Previously, the planet\'s hot interior was only known to have an appetite for ocean crust, consuming it in subduction zones around the world. Continental crust was thought to ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/space/spaced-out-super-bowl-ads-2010.html" title="The Super Bowl is over, the Saints won, but most importantly, were the commercials any good? (Is it me, or is Danica Patrick wearing less and less clothing every year?) On Friday I gave a brief rundown of some of ......" target="_blank">Spaced-Out Super Bowl Ads 2010</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:03:04 EST</span><br />');
document.write('The Super Bowl is over, the Saints won, but most importantly, were the commercials any good? (Is it me, or is Danica Patrick wearing less and less clothing every year?) On Friday I gave a brief rundown of some of ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/human/cigarette-tobacco-thirdhand-smoke.html" title="If smokers needed yet another reason to take it outside, here it is...." target="_blank">\'Thirdhand Smoke\' May Pose Health Risk</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:01:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('If smokers needed yet another reason to take it outside, here it is.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/human/autism-older-mothers.html" title="As births to older mothers have increased, so has the number of autism cases...." target="_blank">Older Mothers More Likely to Bear Autistic Children</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:10:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('As births to older mothers have increased, so has the number of autism cases.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://news.discovery.com/tech/ultra-micro-urban-architectural-wind-coming-to-a-downtown-near-you.html" title="Ultra-Micro Urban Architectural Wind. A clumsy name for really small wind power; smaller even than the residential turbines sometimes pressed into service in the urban environment (because wind makes so much sense in these places, even if the technology d..." target="_blank">Ultra-Micro Wind: Coming to a Downtown Near You</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:02:32 EST</span><br />');
document.write('Ultra-Micro Urban Architectural Wind. A clumsy name for really small wind power; smaller even than the residential turbines sometimes pressed into service in the urban environment (because wind makes so much sense in these places, even if the technology doesn\'t ...');
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